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“Well, thank you! That’s a compliment, and I take it,” she said, smiling

“Now that your father isn’t here and you’ve just turned IB, what do you plan to do?”

“Well, for now, I can’t do much. But when all of this is over, I want to take my things and…” She paused as

a thought crossed her mind. Maybe she had changed her mind. She worried that revealing her plans

might drive him away

“What is it?”

“No, nothing. For now, I don’t know what I’ll do. My family’s situation is complicated, and I can’t do much without putting them in danger.”

“But if you weren’t in that situation?”

child. But one thing’s for sure: Id leave my father’s house

anyone looking at her, she appeared to be a pampered child from a loving family.

order–two cups of coffee and a slice of strawberry cake. The cake

have a candle? It’s my birthday, and I want to make a wish,” Mary

a moment; I’ll be right back with

For a moment, he found himself thinking about the kind of life she must have had at home. He remembered when

on your shoulders. Well do everything when I retire. Believe me,

what do you mean by that?”

You’re young, and sometimes youth makes us make mistakes that we have to live with for the rest of our lives.

my successor.”

“What about Peter?”

business in his hands that he’ll manage it well. But you have always shown a good

when the café girl returned with a

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Mary.

How do you like

perfect! Thank you so much!” Mary said, a wide smille on her

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